Shoe-protector.



M. W. DALTON.

SHOE PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 12, 1913.

Patented Sept. 8, 1914.

INVENTOR. zuoflauf 71/ 2% M4f 470mm) MICHAEL W. DALTON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SHOE-PROTECTOR.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MIcH'AEL W. DALTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoe-Protectors, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to improvements in shoe protectors, the objects of which are to provide an extremely durable protector which can be adjusted to various sizes of shoes, be detachably secured on said shoes with the utmost ease and facility, and which shall be extremely cheap in cost of manufacture, be efficient in protecting the uppers of shoes from mechanical injury and from being soiled by matter gravitating thereon, such as paint, plaster and the like and from all such as might damage the appearance or durability of said shoes. I attain these objects by the devices illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a side view of the shoe protector, showing the,exposed parts of a protected shoe in dot and dash lines. Fig. 2 is a bottom view of the shoe protector, the protected shoe being omitted.

The shoe protector proper, or body 1, is'

preferably formed of strong fabric, such as canvas, duck, and the like; but may be made of any other pliable material, such as oil cloth, rubberized cloth and the like. Said body is formed of pieces of said fabric suitably formcd and stitched together for providing a cover for such portions of shoe 1 as are exposed from beneath the garments of the wearer, down to, but not including'the bottom of the sole of said shoe. Said cover is open at one side thereof; said open side being intended to be used on the outer side of shoe 1. Edge portion 2, of said cover forms one of the boundaries of said side opening, and when in use, as shown, is lapped backward upon edge portion 3, for allowing take-up of said lap thereby adjusting cover 1 to various sizes of shoes 1. Said edge portions are provided with lace hooks 4, said hooks being shaped and positioned for lacing said lapped edge portions. Inner lace'aperture 5 is formed through said cover, near the lower edge thereof, as seen in Fig. 2, and is opposite to said lapped portions 2 and 3. Outer lace aperture 6 is similarly formed through the outer side of said cover Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 12, 1913. Seria1-Ho.'767,239.f

Patented Septfi, 1914.

slightly in .front of saidlapped portions. Outer toe aperture 7 and inner toe aperture 8 are similarly formed through the toe portion of cover 1, and are adapted to be used in-lacing' said toe portion down onto the toe portion of shoe 1, not shown. All of said apertures areeyeleted in the usual manner, but the same may be bound or reinforced in any good style known to the fabric workers art.

Referring to Fig. 1, metal lace cord 9, fabric" lace cord 10 and ring 11 are used in lacing cover 1, as hereinafter described. The user of said cover ties or otherwise secures one end of metal lace cord 9 through aperture 7, then passes the free end of said cord, inward through aperture 8 and along the inner surface of the outer side of cover 1. Said user then secures said free end of lace cord 9 to one end of fabric lace cord 10 and passes the free end of said fabric cord, outward through aperture 6, and thereafter passes said free end of fabric cord 10 outward through aperture 5, upon which the cover is bottom laced, and is thereafter placed on the shoe, 1' by inserting the toe of said shoe between said bottom lacing and cover 1, after which the free end of fabric cord 10 is drawn tightly across the bottom of the shank portion, not shown, of said shoe. Edge portion 2 is lapped upon edge portion 3, the free end portion of fabric cord 10 is laced in hooks 4, except the last top one thereof; after which said cord 10 is tightly drawn through said hooks, until said cover 1, snugly fits on shoe 1. Ring 11 is then tied on the free end portion of said fabric cord at such point thereon as is required to maintain a reasonable tension of said cord, and is then hooked onto said last top hook 4, as seen in Fig. 1. In removing said cover from shoe 1, ring 11 and fabric cord 10 are removed from hooks 4, the previously described bottom lacing is loosened and shoe 1 is withdrawn from between said cover and bottom lacing, the latter being left in lace.

aving fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is A shoe protector arranged to fit and cover all of the upper portion of a shoe from the sole of said shoe upward to a predetermined height above said sole, said protector being edge'portions of said protector and lacing means therefor along said open side; shank eyelets formed through said protector through which said lacing means is extended across the bottom of the shank of said shoe; toe eyelets formed through said. protector one at either side of the toe portion of said shoe; metal lacing means having one of its ends secured to an end of said lacing means the other end of said metal lacing means being passed through. one of said toe eyelets and across the bottom of the toe pertion of said shoe and having its free end secured in the opposite one of said toe eyelets; and securing means whereby the free 15 end of said lacing means is secured to said protector.

In testimony whereof ll aflix my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

RHCHAEL W. DALTUN.

"Witnesses TnoMAs'H. DALTON, Louis E. GOLDMAN. 

